We’re currently being invaded by tens of thousands of snow geese.
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Thanks Spidey
it's dirty grey like that hooded crane but it's neck is also grey and twice as long. I'll try to get a pic this weekend. We probably have a large mutant blue heron lol.
We’re currently being invaded by tens of thousands of snow geese.
I miss the snow goose that hung around a couple years ago. I do not miss those horrid eagles that kept attacking it though. National bird or not, if I had a rifle, I would have shot them. Did y'all know it was illegal to shoot an eagle? I hope y'all would have visited me in jail
I love watching bald eagles. There is a pair every year that nests at a small lake I fish. They're better fishermen than me.I miss the snow goose that hung around a couple years ago. I do not miss those horrid eagles that kept attacking it though. National bird or not, if I had a rifle, I would have shot them. Did y'all know it was illegal to shoot an eagle? I hope y'all would have visited me in jail
Yes. I am reminded of the first chapter of The Prince of Tides when young Tom kills a bald eagle and his father makes him clean it, eat it, and wear the feathers on his head at school. Talk about public shaming, ha.
I cannot get close enough to this bird to take a good photo. Between the distance and the photo cropping, it looks like that grainy image of the Loch Ness monster lol. The two smudges on the pond are ducks, the bird I can't identify appears between the clumps of grass.
I looked at the bird through binoculars - it has a long straight orange beak, a white head with a black bandit mask, and a grey neck and body. It has to be some kind of heron. I looked at pictures of herons online and decided it must be a grey heron - then discovered grey herons don't live on the American continents lol.
I looked at the bird through binoculars - it has a long straight orange beak, a white head with a black bandit mask, and a grey neck and body. It has to be some kind of heron. I looked at pictures of herons online and decided it must be a grey heron - then discovered grey herons don't live on the American continents lol.
I love watching bald eagles. There is a pair every year that nests at a small lake I fish. They're better fishermen than me.
I'm surprised your eagles fish. The two eagles that preyed on my goose seemed to be afraid to get their feet wet. When my goose dove under the water, they circled over the surface of the pond but never extended their claws into the water.
I haven't read Prince of Tides (had to wiki it). I'm not surprised Tom's abusive father didn't like the idea of Tom taking down a predator since the father was a predator himself.
Maybe a great blue heron? I’ve seen several here that look like this:
Maybe a great blue heron? I’ve seen several here that look like this:
That's it! Thanks Danie
The blue heron that used to hang out on our pond was smaller and bluer so I didn't think they were the same but your picture looks just like the bird we have now There’s something so majestic about them, and when they fly, it’s breathtaking!That's it! Thanks Danie
...nah, that can't be it...bird ain't grainy and out of focus enuff.....That's it! Thanks Danie
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Does it look a bit like this one?
Apparently this is a great blue heron, which can be found in Wyoming
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Ooops - sorry - I should have read ahead!That's it! Thanks Danie
(and besides - I see you are in Texas, not Wyoming - I'm mixing you up with someone else)
Ooops - sorry - I should have read ahead!
(and besides - I see you are in Texas, not Wyoming - I'm mixing you up with someone else)
Don't be sorry Neesy
I'm glad you posted that picture. I'm back to thinking our bird can't be a blue heron since it's not at all blue and it doesn't have feathery feathers (if that makes sense lol) I feed the little wild birds...around my house with wild bird seed. I like to watch them out the window. There one little boy thou that has red dot on his head. He only male with it and he a player. He feeds the females and any males that come he pushes them off the ledge.
Once one became stuck in the shops at work. Huge! I got him out.
It looked like a small aircraft taking off.
Once one became stuck in the shops at work. Huge! I got him out.
It looked like a small aircraft taking off.
ohmygosh! You are so brave! Those long sharp beaks can cause some serious hurt. How did you manage to get him out?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
In the What Did You Do Today thread we got on the subject of Walt Disney World etc. and I mentioned parrots.
Here are some ancient pictures of me from many years ago:
Not sure why my hair is longer in the last photo and wow - look at those 80s glasses!
I like birds (in case you couldn't tell)
Here are some ancient pictures of me from many years ago:
Not sure why my hair is longer in the last photo and wow - look at those 80s glasses!
I like birds (in case you couldn't tell)